2 more QOV quilts quilted

These beauties came from Judy in Paris IL.   The Paris Bee Quilters made the sampler and Barb who is 82 years old made that gorgeous barn raising quilt.  How inspiring!!   If I'm quilting until I'm 82 I just might use up a good chunk of that stash :)

I used Dancing Stars panto by Barbra Becker.  It's really cute, easy and forgiving.  Which is exactly the kind of pantograph I need!  Look at those fussy cut stars, don't they just really make the quilt?  I just LOVE this one.  I think Barb did a fantastic job on this one.

I had so much fun with the sampler.  This was the first time I've done a quilt with all the blocks different.  I had been so good with not quilting things to death and really I just couldn't help it this time.  I NEEDED TO REALLY QUILT something.  So I did :)  Now, it is cotton batting and thin thread to it's soft and usable.  Not as soft as the panto but hey, definitely usable.  Ok enough said, here's the pictures.  You can tell I had a lot of fun with this one, I took a lot of pictures :)  Both quilts have quilters dreams 70/30 blend, bottom line in the bobbin and so fine on top.

The middle block is one of my  favorites.  

Such a great block

Yep I really need to quilt.  This is one of my favorite quilted blocks.   

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100 Quilts for Kids

I had a great sewing afternoon with Amy.  We were able to get the boy quilt for 100 Quilts for Kids completed and the blocks for the girl quilt.  It was some serious marathon quilting.  I need a nap after that and I wasn't even the one doing the sewing :)  These quilts will go to a hospital in Milwaukee where her two nephews and niece were treated.

Check out the button on the sidebar for the details on 100 Quilts for Kids - those kids need some quilty hugs .
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DWM - Table Runner Quilted

One big long table runner

freehand all over whimsical feathers

the back of the table runner

I got a text from my daughter around noon on Friday telling me she had a wedding shower on Sat afternoon, could I just whip up a table runner?  Really???  Work is crazy and I had a shopping trip planned with one of her sisters on Sat morning.  I don't "whip" things up.  I take my time, painfully picking patterns, then fabrics, it's a process that I just can't do all that fast.  So the answer was no to her.  But it did get me in the mood to make a table runner for myself, is that really bad?   I made the table runner because I want to try an all over freehand pattern for the quilting.  I liked it.  This is the first time I've done the whimsical feathers and the first time I've done a hook feather.  Great practice.  The table runner was 32 colors from a batik jelly roll, sewed them together, cut them to 20 inch sections and was done, hmmm I guess that is whipping something up.  Well you know it only took me 3 hours to decide on something this simple :)  Just need the binding and done.


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QOV Quilts

I feel like it's been forever since I've been able to sew or quilt!  But I changed that this weekend.  I was able to finish up 2 quilts that were sent from Bonnie in PA.

The first  I did was a log cabin, isn't it stunning, I just love this one.  I wanted so badly to fill it with all kinds of filler quilting so those stars would stand out.  But I dug down deep and found some quilters restrain and left it nicely quilted for someone to use :)  In each of the colored log cabins in the outer border I quilted a star and then in the white center as well.  Nested circle like quilting around the stars.  Then center has diamonds circling the star quilted in the center.  I was trying to get the star in the center more focus.  And the final border has piano key quilting.  Just because  it was simple doesn't mean quick.   This one took me two days to finish.  I think most of the time was spent controlling my need to quilt every square inch that I can ;)

By the time I got the first one finished, time was running out.  I used a panto graph Simply Stars by Patricia E Ritter which went REALLY fast, I made up for time on this one.  It was done in less than 3 hours and I can never quilt anything, not even a baby quilt in less than 3 hours.   The back is all stars and fits very will with this beauty.  Thanks Bonnie for letting me quilt this for your group.  They are beautiful!

And that's it, work is crazy busy and kids need to get back to college.  Not sure how much sewing will get done in the coming weeks but at least I get to look at all the inspiration and beautiful creations.

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DWM and what I did on my summer vacation

It's good to be back and sleeping in my own bed :)  A little bit of sewing on the plane.  They didn't take my scissors :)  I did have some pre-cut lengths of thread just in case I needed a plan B.  I got a couple more diamonds done, almost have a full star.

And before I left I was able to get some paper piecing done 

But that's all the sewing I did because I was busy doing this - yep that's me way up there.  My oldest grandson went first, how could I not go after he went? 

And I was busy watching this - how beautiful - we had a great time at Key West

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